2024 NFL schedule release: Here are the games we know before Wednesday's full announcement
The NFL's full regular-season schedule will be announced Wednesday and it will get full, over-the-top coverage from broadcasters, including the league's network and ESPN. Before Wednesday arrives, football fans got some appetizers as some games were formally announced. Here's a rundown of the early glimpse of the 2024 NFL regular-season schedule.
Week 1: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 5, NBC, 8 p.m. ET
It's a rematch of last season's AFC championship game, where the Chiefs prevailed en route to winning their second straight Super Bowl title. Lamar Jackson vs. Patrick Mahomes is as good as it gets. So why not an early encore?
Week 1: Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 6, in São Paulo, Brazil, Peacock
The league's first game in Brazil features two playoff teams. It'll also be the NFL's first Friday opener for teams since 1970.
Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, Sept. 8, Fox, 4:25 p.m. ET
The Cowboys, who are expected to be among the frontrunners for most prime-time spots, will be on the road in the afternoon against the Browns. This game will be Tom Brady's debut as a color commentator for Fox.
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EXCLUSIVE: @MichaelStrahan announces that the @dallascowboys will face the Cleveland @Browns in Week 1 to mark @TomBrady's FOX Sports broadcasting debut.
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Week 1: New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 9, ESPN, 8:20 p.m. ET
A year after the Jets' Monday Night Football season opener turned ugly after Aaron Rodgers sustained a season-ending injury, they're trying it again. For the second year in a row, the Jets are getting the coveted Monday Night Football slot on Week 1, when they'll face the Niners.
Week 2: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins, Sept. 12, Amazon Prime, 8:15 p.m. ET
Amazon Prime is getting a barnburner of a game to kick off its 2024 Thursday Night Football schedule.
Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, Sept. 15, CBS, 4:25 p.m. ET
So where are the defending Super Bowl champions heading after their season-opener against the Ravens? Back home to face the Cincinnati Bengals, of course! The Patrick Mahomes-Joe Burrow rivalry will start its newest chapter at 4:25 p.m. ET on Week 2.
